In today’s world, it is not uncommon to raise the level of competitive sports development by introducing naturalized players. In order to make the naturalization of players smoother for the Chinese men’s basketball team, this paper uses the literature method to analyze the naturalization phenomenon of the world in basketball today, and analyzes the pros, cons, difficulties and practical strategies of the naturalization of players in the Chinese men’s basketball team. The results show that through the naturalization of players, the level of basketball competition in some countries has indeed improved, but unreasonable naturalization also affects the fairness of basketball and restricts the long-term cultivation of basketball talents. The Chinese men’s basketball team mainly has two major obstacles to the naturalization of players: ethnic consciousness and naturalization; In order to solve these difficulties, we should: actively resolve the obstacles of national consciousness and carefully select naturalized players; Strive to resolve the problem of nationality change and seek support from all sectors of society; Strive to cultivate the cultural identity of naturalized players, promote the active integration of naturalized players into society, and enable them to better serve Chinese basketball.